Drive technical direction as a Principal Software Engineer in the Billing Core domain at Elastic.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Own complex billing and account management systems
- Build large-scale data pipelines for billing data
- Improve observability and reliability of core billing systems
- Shape system architecture for scale and modularity
- Own PostgreSQL data architecture and performance
Must have
- 8+ years in backend or platform engineering
- Solid skills in Python and PostgreSQL
- Proven experience improving reliability in production systems
- Solid background in cloud infrastructure
Nice to have
- Experience with SaaS billing, metering, or financial systems
Practical constraints
- Take part in on-call rotations
- Eligible to work in DoD Impact Level 4 or above cloud service environments
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Principal Software Engineer will focus on enhancing the Billing Core systems that manage complex billing and account management across multiple cloud platforms. Key skills include expertise in Python and PostgreSQL, along with a strong background in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with a track record of leading projects and mentoring teams, particularly those with experience in SaaS billing systems. The role involves collaboration with various teams to ensure the reliability and scalability of billing services.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Elastic's careers page October 3, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 10% of 20 comparable principal backend roles in United States we track (median $214,500 across 14 companies).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Elastic lists $159,800–$252,800 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Principal Software Engineer I - Platform Billing Core role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, GCP, PostgreSQL, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Elastic targets principal-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Principal Software Engineer I - Platform Billing Core role at Elastic.
From the original posting
Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
What Is The Role :
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Usage — Collect and process usage and cost data. This data is the foundation of our billing and financial reporting.
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Engine — Turn hourly usage data into customer invoices and revenue records.
What You Will Be Doing :
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Own complex billing and account management systems that span multiple services and cloud providers.
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Build large-scale data pipelines for billing data ingestion, transformation, and reconciliation.
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Improve observability, incident response, and reliability of core billing systems using modern DevOps practices.
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Shape system architecture for scale and modularity. Guide service design, API structure, and data modelling.
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Work with SRE and Cloud teams to improve deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Own PostgreSQL data architecture and performance. Focus on query speed, schema quality, and high availability.
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Be the go-to technical reviewer for the billing core stack. Maintain technical consistency and quality standards.
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Mentor engineers and tech leads across the Billing organization. Help raise the bar on design and operational standards.
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Work with Product, Design, and Finance to set roadmap priorities. Make sure plans are feasible and aligned with business goals.
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Take part in on-call rotations. Make sure systems are production-ready through automation, resilience testing, and alerting.
What You Bring :
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8+ years in backend or platform engineering, with solid skills in Python and PostgreSQL (schema design, performance, high availability).
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Proven experience improving reliability, observability, and incident response in production systems.
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Solid background in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including networking, IAM, monitoring, and deployment.
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Ability to lead multi-quarter projects across teams — building consensus and delivering results.
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Track record of mentoring engineers, setting technical direction, and raising engineering standards.
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Experience with SaaS billing, metering, or financial systems is a real plus.
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Clear written and verbal communication skills. Able to influence across teams and speak to both technical and non-technical partners.
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Comfortable working on your own in a global, distributed, and async environment.
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Able to work across projects, work across functions and teams, and adapt to changing team structures.
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Track record of using AI to speed up development, debug complex systems, and improve code quality — while owning the outcomes.
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Eligible to work in Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 4 or above cloud service environments.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
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